Thomas Alderson, husband of Jane née Parker Alderson. Son of Jonathan Alderson and Mary née Beadle Alderson was born at High Ewebank under Stainmore in County Westmorland. Father of twelve, he and Jane adopted Cora Heishel in the early 1870's, her name was changed to Cora Alderson. Thomas was a miner at a place called Bridge Lane in County Durham, when he, wife Jane and a 2nd daughter named Mary, aged six months, immigrated to America in 1830. They traveled to Pittsburgh by stagecoach. Their sea voyage from Liverpool, England had taken eight weeks. Thomas, Jane and Mary first settled on Coal Hill, now known as Mount Washington, where he worked a coal miner. After an accident in the mine that injured his leg, Thomas turned to inn keeping about 1835. He operated a Hotel and Stage Coach Stop called "Five Mile House." It was five miles south of Pittsburgh. In the bustle of this wayside stagecoach inn eleven children were raised. The eldest son, William, remained with his father and mother and assisted with the management of the inn and farms. The inn was closed in 1875 and Thomas and William turned wholly to regular truck and flower farming. Thomas died in 1888 in Scott Township after eighty active and successful years.

Family is listed in US Censuses of 1840-1850-1860-1870 and 1880. Thomas owned a large farm and properties along what is now Washington Road/U.S. Route 19 areas. Farm was valued at $11,000 in June of 1860! The main property is now a site of the Mount Lebanon Lutheran Church. The Mount Lebanon High School and Mount Lebanon Park are located on property once owned by either Thomas and Jane Alderson or William and Ann Alderson but were taken by eminent domain by the township.

Documents in the Surrogate Court in Albion, Orleans County, New York regarding his father, Jonathan Alderson's will.

Item from an unnamed and undated newspaper clipping found pasted to the inside cover of the William Alderson-Ann Vero Family Bible, copy in possession of B.C. Alderson.

ALDERSON- On Monday, January 30, 1888.
THOMAS ALDERSON, in the 80th year of his age.

Funeral from his late residence, Scott township, on WEDNESDAY, February 1, 1888; services at 9 A.M. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Carriages leave M.S. Ward & Co.'s undertaking rooms, No. 25 East Carson street at 8 A.M.